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Sports Illustrated worries Texas and Texas A&M are getting too much hype heading into 2019 college football season

University of Texas quarterback, Sam Ehlinger, and members of the Longhorns football team march along Bevo Boulevard past fans on their way to the team locker room before the start of the Orange and White spring game held at Darrel K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April, 13, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (Rodolfo Gonzalez/ Special Contributor)(Rodolfo Gonzalez / Special contributor)

Four Sports Illustrated writers got together and discussed their picks for which schools are getting too much hype heading into the 2019 college football season. Three of the four selections were area schools, with the Texas Longhorns getting two of the votes. Texas A&M was the other school pegged as a team that could potentially disappoint in the fall. The lone non-area school chosen was Michigan.

Here are some excerpts from the writers explaining their decisions. To read their full answers, click/tap here:

Scooby Axson: Texas Longhorns

"The lack of depth--especially on the defensive end--has to have Tom Herman concerned."

Laken Litman: Texas A&M Aggies

"How will this group handle one of the nation's toughest schedules, potentially facing five top-10 opponents? The Aggies may have nearly beaten Clemson at home last year, but this time they travel to Death Valley and face the defending national champs led by the now seasoned QB Trevor Lawrence."

Ross Dellenger: Texas Longhorns

"Any team that must replace eight defensive senior starters will have some early-season growing pains, and that's not mentioning a pass defense that ranked 110th nationally last season. The Horns feel like a solid top-20 team, but these CFP projections are shooting awfully high."

Scott Bell, Assistant Sports Editor. Scott is SportsDay's lead digital strategist. He also currently oversees coverage of the Morning News' college football, college basketball, Dallas Stars and golf coverage. He has been a part of the SportsDay team since 2010 and has previously led HS, Mavericks and soccer coverage. Prior to moving to Dallas, he worked at the Detroit Free Press.